Riots a year before french presidential elections where a convicted populist right-winged candidate has a real chance to mess up European cohesion.
I wonder who will benefit from that...
I wonder who will benefit from that...
The rise of the populist movements is a crime and a stupidity in itself, but the established parties being ineffectual for a couple of decades might also explain some protesting.
But no, let’s keep dividing things into arbitrary parts of the political spectrum and not consider the thousands of teachers that are in the mix for the same reasons. That’ll solve everything. It’s not that Macron has been helping his buddies while undoing social protections. No, it’s clearly the far-right’s fault for… you know… not financing education.
What I do find disturbing is the response, the amount of people rioting. If it wasn't the cost of living or the education, it would have been some other topic to riot over. How do you get so many people in so many places so angry, and quite suddenly? Even the yellow vest protests didn't cause this much havoc.
There are many places in the world that are much more shotty right now compared to two years ago, but those don't have these massive riots. What is causing this?
Who will benefit the most from an unstable France?
It is indeed peculiar that the French are so ready to take up to the streets, and I suspect the ghettoisation of some of its populace was a mistake. Protests are a bit everywhere; I’m close to Portugal and Belgium and both are showing signs of distress.
I fear Macron is pulling a David Cameron, “it’s not that bad, let’s leave it to the people”, only to realise that the people were indeed so upset that a Le Pen starts sounding like a good idea (polling at 48%).